An assistance program offered by Pfizer that can help unemployed Americans continue receiving their prescription medicines. The program is fully operational today, July 1.

To be eligible for MAINTAIN, applicants must be able to demonstrate loss of employment on or after January 1, 2009; lack of prescription coverage; attest to financial hardship; and be on Pfizer medicine for at least three months prior to unemployment and enrolling in the program. For more information, to enroll, or to find out if you qualify for this or other assistance programs, contact Pfizer Helpful Answers at 866-706-2400 or www.PfizerHelpfulAnswers.com.

Chris Loder, 212-733-7897, christopher.loder@pfizer.com

MAINTAIN is part of Pfizer Helpful Answers®, a family of patient assistance programs that helps uninsured and underinsured Americans get Pfizer medicines for free or at a savings. Today, Pfizer Helpful Answers is the largest and most extensive initiative in the United States. In 2008, Pfizer distributed more than 6.5 million Pfizer prescriptions for free or at a savings to more than 900,000 patients.